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Events

24.-26.03.2010
Training
Safety-Related Development in compliance with IEC61508

Quategra
The international standard IEC 61508 is intended as a basic functional safety standard applicable to all kinds of industry. It is a generic standard. Therefore the interpretation and application of its requirements is quite demanding.
We would like to help you get started in this field as easily as possible with this three-day training course.
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04.03.2010
Embedded world Conference

Embedded World 2010
Class 3.1, IEC61508 - Developing Saftey-orientated Systems:
This workshop will give an introductional overview of the international safety standard IEC61508 as well as the main requirements for safety related Embedded-Systems.
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01.01.2010
A successful year 2010

Quategra
We wish our customers and partners a successful year 2010.

13.10.2009
Publication in the magazine "Elektronik Praxis":

Elektronik Praxis
"Seven questions about software safety and quality"
Olaf C. Winne, an expert in the development of safety-related systems, gives tips on software development in accordance with IEC 61508 and for more quality in software.
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05.10.2009
Publication in the magazine "Elektronik Praxis":

Elektronik Praxis
"Introduction to the software development according to IEC61508"
With the IEC61508 there is a generic directive for safety-related systems. The article points out how to satisfy the criteria of the IEC standard in software development.
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8.-10.12.2009
ESE-Congress 2009:

ESE Kongress 2009
In 2009 we are again referent at the ESE-Congress. We talk about the international norm IEC 61508 part 3 - safety-related software development.
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2.-4.11.2009
Special Event
Workshop for Cortex-M3 and RTX:

Keil An ARM Company
Together with our partners of Willert Software Tools we give a three-day workshop on the ARM Cortex-M3 basics, an introduction to the RTOS Keil RTX and to the ARM RealView Real-Time library.
Practical examples for all three topics complete the workshop.
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12.-13.10.2009
Training
STM32 Cortex-M3

Quategra ARM Connected
In this two-day training course we provide the required know how to make optimal use of the new ARM CORTEX-M3 architecture and the specifics of the STM32 microcontroller family by STMicroelectronics.
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7. + 8.10.2009
DESIGN&ELEKTRONIK Forum:

Design Elektronik
Quategra give an allday workshop on the subject "ARM-Cortex-M3/M0-Mikrocontroller".
The workshop guides the participant step by step through practical examples on their own laptop.
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24.-25.9.2009
Training
Safety-Related Development in compliance with IEC61508

Quategra
The international standard IEC 61508 is intended as a basic functional safety standard applicable to all kinds of industry. It is a generic standard. Therefore the interpretation and application of its requirements is quite demanding.
We would like to help you get started in this field as easily as possible with this two-day training course.
more »

22. + 23.9.2009
ARM RTX Roadshow:

Willert Software Tools Keil An ARM Company
Together with Willert Software Tools we give an ARM RTX Roadshow to show the correct usages of ARM RTX. Using software patterns we take a look at developing durable software architectures.
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22.9.2009
DESIGN&ELEKTRONIK Forum:

Design Elektronik
On this forum Quategra gives a lecture on the IEC61508 part 2 and part 3.
Both talks give insight into important norms and methods.
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02.06.2009
Publication in the magazine "Elektronik Praxis":

Elektronik Praxis
"Introduction into the development
under IEC61508".
With the IEC61508 there is a generic directive for safety-related systems. The article points out how to satisfy the criteria of the IEC standard in hardware development.
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Events

Quategra Trainings

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Table Overview

December
8.-10.12.2009 Forum: ESE Congress 2009 Sindelfingen
February
22.02.2010 Training: Introduction of Cortex-M3 Leipzig
23.-24.02.2010 Training: RTOS/RTX Leipzig
March
04.03.2010 Embedded World: Class 3.1, IEC61508 -
Developing Saftey-orientated Systems
Nürnberg
09.-10.03.2010 Training: Cortex-M3 Stellaris LM3S8000 Leipzig
24.-26.03.2010 Training: Safety-Related Development with IEC61508 Leipzig
April
19.-20.04.2010 Training: Cortex-M3 STM32 Leipzig
19.-23.04.2010 Embedded UML Start-Up Training Bückeburg
May
03.05.2010 Training: Introduction of Cortex-M3 Leipzig
04.-05.02.2010 Training: RTOS/RTX Leipzig
June
14.-18.06.2010 Embedded UML Start-Up Training Bückeburg
September
20.-24.09.2010 Embedded UML Start-Up Training Bückeburg
November
15.-19.11.2010 Embedded UML Start-Up Training Bückeburg


Quategra-Trainings

Training
Safety-Related Development in compliance with IEC61508

The international standard IEC 61508 is intended as a basic functional safety standard applicable to all kinds of industry. It is a generic standard. Therefore the interpretation and application of its requirements is quite demanding. We would like to help you get started in this field as easily as possible with this three-day training course.

The training course covers:

  • Introduction: safety-related systems
  • Risk and functional safety
  • Overview: valid norms and standards
  • IEC 61508 and its parts - an overview
  • Documentation
  • Safety requirements for hardware
  • Hardware architecture
  • SIL, HFT, SFF, MTTB, MTTF, MTTR
  • Safety requirements for software
  • Software Safety Life Cycle, Safety-V-Model Procedure
  • Using C in safety-related software
  • Reviews and Software Testing

The three days of this training are also separately postable.

Events:
Leipzig (24.-26.03.2010): Download agenda and registration form

Training
Introduction Cortex-M3

In this one-day training we give you an inrtoduction of the new Cortex-M3 architecture.

The training course covers:

  • ARM CORTEX-M3 Mikrocontroller Core
  • Instruction Sets
  • Prozessor-Architektur, Prozessormodi und Register
  • Exceptions und Interrupts
  • Verwendung von ARM Software Development Tools
  • Differences between ARM7, ARM9 and Cortex-M3
  • Keil uVision MDK Tool-Chain
  • Keil Simulation and Target-Debugging
  • Practical examples with STM32
    (GPIO, ADC, CAN, UART, Interrupt-Handling)

Events:
Leipzig (22.02.2010): Download agenda and registration form
Leipzig (03.05.2010): Download agenda and registration form

Training
NXP LPC 1700

In the two-day training course we give you an introduction of the new Cortex-M3 architecture and the specifics of the NXP microcontroller family.

The training course covers:

  • ARM CORTEX-M3 Mikrocontroller Core
  • Instruction Sets
  • Prozessor-Architektur, Prozessormodi und Register
  • Exceptions und Interrupts
  • Vergleich: STM32, Luminary Stellaris, NXP LPC 1700
  • Embedded-C für ARM
  • Verwendung von ARM Software Development Tools

The training is based around a number of practical examples using the Keil Microcontroller Development Kit.

Events:
Available on request

Training
Stellaris® Luminary Cortex-M3

In the two-day training course we provide the required know-how to make optimal use of the new ARM CORTEX-M3 architecture and the specifics of the Luminary Stellaris® microcontroller family.

The training course covers:

  • ARM CORTEX-M3 Microcontroller Core
  • Instruction sets
  • Processor architecture, processor modes and registers
  • Compiler / Linker / Locator
  • Handling exceptions and interrupts
  • Specifics of the Stellaris family
  • Embedded C for ARM
  • Using ARM software development tools

The training is based around a number of practical examples using the Keil Microcontroller Development Kit and the EKK-LM3S8962 Evaluation Board.

Events:
Leipzig (09.-10.03.2010): Download agenda and registration form

Training
STM32 Cortex-M3

In this two-day training course we provide the required know how to make optimal use of the new ARM CORTEX-M3 architecture and the specifics of the STM32 microcontroller family by STMicroelectronics.

The training course covers:

  • ARM CORTEX-M3 Microcontroller Core
  • Instruction Sets
  • Processor architecture, processor modes and registers
  • Compiler / Linker / Locator
  • Handling exceptions and interrupts
  • Specifics of the STM32 family
  • Embedded C for ARM
  • Using ARM software development tools

The training is based around a number of practical examples using the Keil Microcontroller Development Kit and the Keil MCBSTM32 Evaluation Board.

Events:
Leipzig (19.-20.04.2010): Download agenda and registration form

Training
ARM7 NXP LPC2000

The ARM7 microcontroller architecture is an industry standard. In this two-day workshop we give a summary about the specifics of this architecture and show techniques for its effective application.

The training course covers:

  • ARM7 Microcontroller Core
  • Instruction Sets ARM, Thumb, Thumb2
  • Processor architecture, processor modes and registers
  • Compiler / Linker / Locator
  • Handling exceptions and interrupts
  • Specifics of the LPC2000 Family
  • Embedded C for ARM
  • Using ARM software development tools

The training is based around a number of practical examples using the Keil Microcontroller Development Kit and a Keil MCB2300 Evaluation Board.

Events:
Available on request

Training
RTOS/RTX

The real-time operating system Keil RTX Real-Time Kernel and RL-ARM Real-Time Library for ARM-based microcontrollers provide solutions for the handling of the increasing complexity of microcontroller software and peripherals. They allow users to develop real-time embedded applications in a timely fashion with minimal costs.
In the two-day training course we give a comprehensive introduction on the topic of real-time operating systems and show techniques for their most effective application in software development.

The training course covers:

  • Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) basics
  • Scheduling Patterns
  • Software architecture for RTOS-based applications
  • RTX Real-Time Kernel
  • Real-Time mechanisms
  • RL-ARM Real-Time Library: TCPnet, USB, CAN and Flash File System

The training is based around a number of practical examples using the Keil Microcontroller Development Kit and the Keil MCBSTM32 / MCB2300 Evaluation Board.

Events:
Leipzig (23.-24.02.2010): Download agenda and registration form
Leipzig (04.-05.05.2010): Download agenda and registration form